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Advice that will put you on the path to success; tips, tricks and nuggets of wisdom from trusted experts and motivational mentors.
Desire and Acceptance
Today, in a world like ours, we all have desires. We all crave for something. Material or immaterial, it doesn’t matter. We all want something(s) in life. However, as miserable as things are, most of us never get them. And those of us who do, realize that their expectations were much higher than their desires.
By Gourav Bhattacharya7 years ago in Motivation
How to Live a Positive Life!
It's crazy how, nowadays, we go about our lives with labels plastered onto us. The common ones can range from what our zodiac sign is and how that relates to how we act whereas the others are what we are internally going through whether that be anxiety, depression, and so forth.
By Yuliya Valnytska7 years ago in Motivation
Embrace the Suck
This is a phrase I try to tell myself as often as I can. Sometimes, life just sucks. It really does. This situation sucks, or this person sucks. But that's really, really ok. Life isn't supposed to be easy. What’s life without a little drama, or bleakness?
By Rose Walker7 years ago in Motivation
Fear the Future?
The future, that word sometimes strikes the fear of the unknown within each of us. This fear of the unknown is prevalent in everything in society, we are all afraid for many reasons in our life. Some fear like that of danger is inherent to our most primal of natures and can help us protect ourselves. While other fear we allow to interfere with who we are as a people and as an individual.
By John Ames Birch7 years ago in Motivation
A New Kind of New Year's Resolution
Year after year, so many men and women make “losing weight” their number one New Year's Resolution. We’re kicking that to the curb in 2019 and implementing strategies that will help achieve our health and fitness goals, both inside and out, without focusing on the scale. Here are ten ideas to get you started, and if you’re feeling bold, try them all!
By Ayla Sydney7 years ago in Motivation
The Sheep or the Wolf?
We often like to think of ourselves as "introverts" and "extroverts" in terms of our social makeup in how we act socially and how we get along with others. However, I like to think of another spectrum for which deserves some thought and introspection. Both of these classifications are not anything new, but I would like to put my own personal spin on what they represent, the good and the bad characteristics, and how these two personality types interact with other people.
By Ben W7 years ago in Motivation
Mountains
Mountains are full of duality. On the one hand, you have breathtaking scenic landscapes like those found in the Rockies or Alps, perfect for skiing, snowboarding, hiking, or camping depending on the season. On the other hand, you have hostile landscapes such as Everest, where a single miscalculation could mean the difference between life and death. And yet, people are drawn to both aspects of mountains. Personally, I'm drawn to the former—I love skiing and camping, and the daily views of the Rockies is one of the many reasons I love living in Colorado. But today, I want to talk about a different duality involving mountains. This duality is more metaphorical than literal, and hopefully you'll be able to draw inspiration from one, or both, metaphors.
By Joe Kramer7 years ago in Motivation
A Thought Is All...
For me, being a storyteller is not quite the same as being a writer/author. Telling a story isn't the same as writing words on paper, or typing words on a typewriter or a computer. Telling a story and then having to put it on paper for the world to read, isn't mouth-to-ear around the campfire. You have to fill in the commons in all the right places, be sure your words are spelled accurately, and this and that. So many variables for nitpickers and criticism to bloat and goat (their) view. It is one of the most insane points of writing, but it is an adventure. What I find quite silly, actually, is that every Tom, Dick, Harry, Sue or Nancy has an opinion.
By Vicki Zell7 years ago in Motivation
A Resolution More Attainable
We all like to think that we are going to be different people as soon as the year changes. It's almost romantic, the optimism that so many of us enter the changing of the year with. "New year, new me." is seen splashed across lots of Instagram posts, and gyms see an uptick in memberships. Programs like blue apron, and daily harvest see an uptick in customers, and everyone remembers the password to their My Fitness Pal log in. In addition, a lot of us set personal goals for things other than weight loss. Things like getting out of debt, and meeting that special someone, or continuing an existing relationship, maybe even taking that relationship to the next level. Some of us strive to be more mindful about ourselves, to meditate, to do yoga, to start therapy again. There are a million things we can resolve to do. But sometimes, in our optimism, we shoot ourselves in the foot, and render ourselves incapable of even starting. This is doubly true for people with certain mental illnesses like Bipolar Disorder and variations of Attention Deficit Disorder or Borderline Personality Disorder. That initial optimism can make us set unrealistic goals, that in the cold light of the morning on New Years Day seem so daunting, we just don't even try. So here are some tips on NOT overwhelming yourself, on setting realistic goals, and how to trick your brain into working for you instead of against you.
By Paige Graffunder7 years ago in Motivation
